good habits “habit” “habit” a pattern of behavior acquired by frequent repetition
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GOODGOODHABITSHABITS
““HABIT”HABIT”
““HABIT”HABIT”
a pattern of behavior a pattern of behavior acquired by frequent acquired by frequent
repetitionrepetition
•PRAYERPRAYER
•PRAYERPRAYER
•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL
•PRAYERPRAYER
•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL
•MEETING ATTENDANCEMEETING ATTENDANCE
•PRAYERPRAYER
•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL
•MEETING ATTENDANCEMEETING ATTENDANCE
•CLEANLINESSCLEANLINESS
•PRAYERPRAYER
•MORNING DEVOTIONALMORNING DEVOTIONAL
•MEETING ATTENDANCEMEETING ATTENDANCE
•CLEANLINESSCLEANLINESS
•EXERCISEEXERCISE
“…“…STAND FAST, AND STAND FAST, AND HOLD THE HOLD THE
TRADITIONS YOU TRADITIONS YOU HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT...”TAUGHT...”
II THES 2:15II THES 2:15
HABITSHABITS
GOODGOODHABITSHABITS
BADBADHABITSHABITS
BADBADHABITSHABITS
DOES BAD DOES BAD BEHAVIOR BOTHER BEHAVIOR BOTHER
YOU ?YOU ?
HYMN 130HYMN 130
“EARNEST“EARNESTWATCHFULNESS”WATCHFULNESS”
•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin
•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin
•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near
•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin
•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near
•First approach…First approach…
•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin
•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near
•First approach…First approach…
•Tender conscienceTender conscience
•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin
•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near
•First approach…First approach…
•Tender conscienceTender conscience
•Awake my soul when sin…Awake my soul when sin…
•Sensitivity to sinSensitivity to sin
•A pain to feel it nearA pain to feel it near
•First approach…First approach…
•Tender conscienceTender conscience
•Awake my soul when sin…Awake my soul when sin…
•May the least omission May the least omission painpain
““LORD, NOT MY FEET LORD, NOT MY FEET ONLY, BUT ALSO MY ONLY, BUT ALSO MY
HANDS AND MY HANDS AND MY HEAD.”HEAD.”
John 13:9John 13:9
““I KNOW THY I KNOW THY WORKS, THAT THOU WORKS, THAT THOU ART NEITHER COLD ART NEITHER COLD
NOR HOT…”NOR HOT…”
REVELATION 3:15REVELATION 3:15
““HAVING A FORM OF HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT GODLINESS, BUT
DENYING THE POWER DENYING THE POWER THEREOF…” THEREOF…”
II TIMOTHY 3:5II TIMOTHY 3:5
“…“…WHITED WHITED SEPULCHRES, WHICH SEPULCHRES, WHICH
APPEAR BEAUTIFUL AND APPEAR BEAUTIFUL AND RIGHTEOUS RIGHTEOUS OUTWARD…”OUTWARD…”
MATTHEW 23:27, 28MATTHEW 23:27, 28
““HABIT”HABIT”
a pattern of behavior a pattern of behavior acquired by frequent acquired by frequent
repetitionrepetition
““BAD HABIT”BAD HABIT”
a pattern of bad a pattern of bad behavior acquired by behavior acquired by
frequent repetitionfrequent repetition
““ADDICTION”ADDICTION”
““ADDICTION”ADDICTION”
compulsive behaviorcompulsive behavior
““ADDICTED”ADDICTED”
“…“….THEY HAVE .THEY HAVE ADDICTEDADDICTED THEMSELVES TO THE THEMSELVES TO THE
MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS.”MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS.”
I COR 16:15I COR 16:15
““ADDICTED”ADDICTED”
STRONGS #5021STRONGS #5021
““TASSO”TASSO”
DEVOTE, APPOINT, ORDAINDEVOTE, APPOINT, ORDAIN
““ADDICTION”ADDICTION”
compulsive behaviorcompulsive behavior
ARE ADDICTIONS A ARE ADDICTIONS A PROBLEM IN OUR PROBLEM IN OUR
FELLOWSHIP?FELLOWSHIP?
ALCOHOLALCOHOL
DRUGSDRUGS
FOODFOOD
““ADULT”ADULT”
COMPUTERSCOMPUTERS
INTERNETINTERNET
E-MAILE-MAIL
CELL PHONESCELL PHONES
VIDEO GAMESVIDEO GAMES
TELEVISIONTELEVISION
GOSSIPGOSSIP
LYINGLYING
COFFEECOFFEE
APOSTOLIC COUNSELAPOSTOLIC COUNSELONON
ADDICTIVE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORSBEHAVIORS
““Know ye not that to Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants to obey, his servants ye are…”servants ye are…”
Romans 6:16 Romans 6:16
““His servant are ye whom His servant are ye whom ye serve.” ye serve.”
“…“…whatever overcomes whatever overcomes a man, to that he is a man, to that he is
enslaved.”enslaved.”
2 Peter 2:192 Peter 2:19
“…“…All things are lawful All things are lawful for me, but I will not for me, but I will not be brought under the be brought under the power of anything…”power of anything…”
I Corinthians 6:12I Corinthians 6:12
“…“…All things are lawful All things are lawful for me, but for me, but I will not I will not be brought under the be brought under the power of anythingpower of anything…”…”
I Corinthians 6:12I Corinthians 6:12
“…“…ONE IS YOUR ONE IS YOUR MASTER, EVEN MASTER, EVEN
CHRIST…”CHRIST…”
MATTHEW 23:8MATTHEW 23:8
“…“…HIM [GOD] ONLY HIM [GOD] ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE…”SHALT THOU SERVE…”
MATTHEW 4:10MATTHEW 4:10
ADDICTIONSADDICTIONSAREARE
SPIRITUALSPIRITUALPROBLEMSPROBLEMS
ADDICTIONSADDICTIONSAREARE
SPIRITUALSPIRITUALPROBLEMSPROBLEMS
IDOLATRYIDOLATRY
““YOU SHALL HAVE YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS NO OTHER GODS
BEFORE ME”BEFORE ME”
EXODUS 20EXODUS 20
““YOU SHALL NOT YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELF MAKE FOR YOURSELF
A GRAVEN IMAGE…A GRAVEN IMAGE…YOU SHALL NOT YOU SHALL NOT SERVE THEM…”SERVE THEM…”
EXODUS 20EXODUS 20
“…“…COVETOUSNESS...COVETOUSNESS...
WHICH IS WHICH IS IDOLATRY…”IDOLATRY…”
COL 3:5COL 3:5
COFFEECOFFEE
“…“…All things are lawful All things are lawful for me, but for me, but I will not I will not be brought under the be brought under the power of anythingpower of anything…”…”
I Corinthians 6:12I Corinthians 6:12
HOW DO WE DEAL HOW DO WE DEAL WITH GUILT? WITH GUILT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS AN IF IT IS AN ADDICTION?ADDICTION?
3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES
3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES
•DON’T HAVE ANYDON’T HAVE ANY
3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES
•DON’T HAVE ANYDON’T HAVE ANY
•AREN’T AWARE OF AREN’T AWARE OF THEMTHEM
3 POSSIBILITIES3 POSSIBILITIES
•DON’T HAVE ANYDON’T HAVE ANY
•AREN’T AWARE OF AREN’T AWARE OF THEMTHEM
•HAVE THEMHAVE THEM
CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS
CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS
1.1. IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE
CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS
1.1. IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE
2.2. GRADUALGRADUAL
CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS
1.1. IMMEDIATEIMMEDIATE
CHANGING BAD CHANGING BAD HABITSHABITS
2.2. GRADUALGRADUAL
HOW OLD WILL YOU BE HOW OLD WILL YOU BE WHEN YOU FINALLY WHEN YOU FINALLY
BREAK YOUR BAD BREAK YOUR BAD HABITS ?HABITS ?
““TRAIN YOURSELVES IN TRAIN YOURSELVES IN GODLINESS…”GODLINESS…”
I Timothy 4:7I Timothy 4:7
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